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- hachure
- hachured contour
- halftone image
- Hamiltonian circuit
- Hamiltonian path
- hardware key
- HARN
- hatch class
- hatch definition
- hatch style
- hatches
- hatching
- HDOP
- heading
- heads-up digitizing
- heap
- hectare
- height
- Helmert transformation
- Help Node
- hemisphere
- heuristic
- hexadecimal
- hierarchical database
- hierarchy
- high-level language
- high-pass filter
- hillshading
- histogram
- histogram equalization
- historic parcel
- historical marker
- historical version
- history model
- HKCR
- hole
- honor
- horizon
- horizon circle
- horizontal angle
- horizontal control
- horizontal geodetic datum
- host
- hot link
- HRESULT
- HSV
- HTML
- HTML document
- HTML viewer
- HTTP
- HTTPS
- hub
- hue
- human geography
- hydrographic datum
- hydrographic survey
- hydrography
- hydrologic cycle
- hydrology
- hyperlink
- hypsography
- hypsometric curve
- hypsometric map
- hypsometric tinting
- hypsometry